I'm extremely happy to hear you had a great day out with Matt after we put together a cracking itinerary for you. Indeed we are the world capital for Shiraz, you'll now be able to wow your friends back home with your "suitcase imports". Thanks very much for the support, and for taking the time to leave a fab review.

Thanks for a fab review Jane. We love showcasing smaller boutique wineries, happy to hear you loved them too - and the Sparkling Shiraz!

Wow Scott - I'm speechless! By booking directly with SBWT and not through a booking platform like Viator/Trip Advisor, we had an open line of communication. This absolutely makes a huge difference in helping us create a special few days for you. Thanks so much for the incredible review, I look forward to having you both back again soon. Enjoy the wines!

Thanks for the informative review of Small Batch Wine Tours, Geoff! You are so right, after adding in the price of tasting fees and an outstanding lunch with wine, what you end up paying with us versus the cheaper tours really isn't that much at all. The big difference, as you mentioned, is the much higher quality experience, vastly better wines, more personalisation and attention to detail. So many people that tour with us and also a cheaper tour business quickly regret choosing the cheaper option and scramble to cancel them without losing out, and try squeezing in another day with Small Batch Wine Tours at the last minute.

Hi Ryan, Thanks for taking the time to leave us some feedback. You booked a shared group wine tour advertised as visiting boutique producers with a strong focus on quality wine, variety of wine, and an engaging experience. Your first stop was Hayes Family Wines - 100% estate-grown, organic, and largely biodynamic. Your group was there exclusively before opening trying a lighter shade of wine to the typically strong Barossan beasts. To contrast this, your next winery was Langmeil, home to powerful reds and the oldest living Shiraz vineyard in the world. After a specially curated chef's menu lunch at one of the hottest venues in the Barossa, you then went to meet with a winemaker, again exclusively, in his winery surrounded by barrels. This winemaker was crowned James Halliday's Best Winemaker for 2021, and "one of the very best producers in the Barossa Valley, and indeed one of Australia's best wine producers." To end the day, you went to yet another exclusive by-appointment-only winery owned by the ex-head of grape growing at Penfolds, with wines made by the ex-second in charge at Penfolds. Their pedigree is without peer and their wines show it. I was personally excited for this itinerary, one of the best we had put together in a while. We had you engaging with boutique winemakers and growers, learning from the people who grow and make some of the best wines in Australia, tasting various styles of wine the region is famous for, and enjoying a fabulous restaurant lunch. Surely by anyone’s standards, this is a well thought-out and refined itinerary. Your guide tells me you were sorely nursing hangovers in the morning when he picked you up, and you were still trying to sleep them off on the drive up. This may be why you found your guide to be "talking excessively" and "unable to read the groups dynamic" when he was actually doing his job for the other paying guests on tour. These guests were engaging enthusiastically with Paul, and found his dialogue and winery choices to be impeccable. You may have found him to be “pushy” since you lied to him in saying you wanted to get snacks and sodas for the drive home, but instead you snuck over to the pub and illegally snuck beers into the car to drink on the way home. This was in direct contradiction to your guide’s express instructions and to our company policy and license. Had I been driving I would have rightfully taken you straight to the police station so they could deal with you, and the rest of the group could continue enjoying their day. My guides have now been firmly told that this is strictly the policy should we have to deal with unruly and obnoxious customers in future. It is clear now after hearing the feedback from my guide and looking at your initial requests to visit a brewery that this tour was never the right choice for you, but that is your decision to make. Most customers take the time to read the messaging on our website, on TripAdvisor, and in the hundreds of 5-star reviews we have received for our tours, to support their decision to choose Small Batch Wine Tours to provide a thoughtful, refined, and luxurious day touring South Australia’s wine country.

Thanks for choosing Small Batch to host your family in the beautiful Barossa. Happy to oblige taking you to Henschke to experience their offering. Thanks very much for the top review!

Thanks so much for the invaluable feedback provided as part of our pre-departure survey. This short survey told us what we needed to know about your level of wine-geekery so we could tailor an experience to match. Truly bespoke tailored touring unlike anything else out there - that's the Small Batch Wine Tours difference!

Thanks for the kind words Gordon, glad to hear you had a nice day out with us.

What a fabulous review, I've passed it onto Tom and it's made his day. Thanks very much for the amazing feedback - this is exactly the vibe we are going for.

McLaren Vale is an absolute hidden gem and yo managed to discover some of our most highly regarded wineries on your day with us. Tom is a fabulous guide and an absolute gentleman, we're very proud having him as part of our team. Thanks very much for the top review - best wine tour in Australiasia BY FAR - Amazing!

Hi Stephanie, Great to hear you enjoyed yourselves with our newest guide Tom. He's been drinking South Australian wines for about as long as I've been alive, so he knows a thing or two! One of our restaurant partners Harvest Kitchen recently moved into their new home at the Jacobs Creek cellar door. Very happy to hear the food is just as good, and I know the boutique (tiny production) wineries they feature by the glass would be a perfect accompaniment. Thanks very much for the feedback!

Chris is such a knowledgable and friendly guide, we are very happy and proud to have him as part of the crew! Thanks very much for making the effort to provide valuable feedback, Les. It's reviews like yours that give guests the confidence to choose us over the others. Many thanks!

Thanks for taking the time to write a great review! We take great pride in only working with the best winery and lunch partners so we really love to hear that it pays off :)